Airstream Factory Solar Panels

Understand the different functions of your airstream s solar power display.

Airstream factory solar panels.

Airstream electrical upgrade part i. Design a solar charging system utilizing a factory pre wire. The first part of our airstream electrical is detailed in the following post. This airstream came with a zamp portable solar panel plug which they wanted to be integrated into the solar system we installed.

If this isn t enough skip down to section 3b. Flush mount or surface mount digital charge controller. Cut the cord to expensive daily shore power hook ups with the 12 volt solar charging system. Ensuring the panels are clean not partially shaded by trees or other interference will promote solar charging.

Airstream utilizes zamp solar panels and a victron charge control and display. The final piece of the puzzle was the solar panels. We had already very carefully measured and in our situation found only one suitable installation location for our panel. The sunexplorer charge control performs these basic functions.

In the box was a gopower. 25 year warranty solar panels only. Expandable to 30 amps or 510 watts of solar 30a only suitable for flooded gel agm or calcium batteries. What s more with all 2019 airstream travel trailers leaving the jackson center ohio manufacturing facility with dedicated solar ready hookups zamp solar s wide array of rooftop and portable solar solutions make it easy for all airstreamers to harness the power of the sun.

Today zamp solar panels are used in all pre installed airstream solar packages. 100 watt solar flex panel 30 amp digital solar controller for 80 480 watts of power 50 of 10 mc4 output cable and mounting hardware for all of the above. If your airstream trailer has one of the various solar pre wire options these can save a lot of time and money during an installation but due to the thin 8ga or 10ga cable you will be limited to about 300w of solar panels. We set up this system with expansion in mind so if they find that 400w isn t enough to offset their light dc loads they have the option of using a portable panel and or they could choose to install up to another 200w on their roof.

In that post i covered upgrading the batteries to lithium installing a battery monitor inverter charge controller and surge protector. Digital display amps volts 30a only 5 stage charging algorithms.